Dogs running deer on cam?

[salt n sage90]

I have camera pics of 2 dogs in the exact same spot, year after year. They run around in the middle of the night or daylight and typically they are about 2 or 3 minutes behind a deer that just passed by trotting. Someone cares about these dogs because they have collars on, they're well fed, and one even had an Elizabethan (recovery) collar on at one point. The spot is 3 miles from any house (not far for a dog I know), but I asked neighbors and they didn't recognize them. I know people shoot dogs for running deer but I don't have any interest in that. Just wish they would knock it off. They run together and are usually panting hard.

Anyone have any experience or stories pertaining to this?

[salt n sage90]

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[huntnfmly]

Looks like that one has the cone of shame on

[Rainier10]

I think you can only shoot them if they are threating you or your livestock.  Only the WDFW can shoot them for harassing wildlife.

I have had the same issue but was able to contact the owner and get the animals controlled.  The owner didn't realize how far they were traveling or what they were doing.

Way easier conversation to have than "yes, I shot your dog".

[salt n sage90]

way easier lol I have no interest in shooting them let alone attempting to hunt a domestic dog with my spare time ha.

[birddogdad]

I think you can only shoot them if they are threating you or your livestock.  Only the WDFW can shoot them for harassing wildlife.

I have had the same issue but was able to contact the owner and get the animals controlled.  The owner didn't realize how far they were traveling or what they were doing.

Way easier conversation to have than "yes, I shot your dog".

it is felony animal cruelty if you shoot dog other than protecting stock...

[buckfvr]

Its best to let the wardens handle that one, but Id recommend calling them every time you see them on your property and regardless, you saw them chasing deer.

I have a neighbor with offending dogs and they run because he doesnt feed them, but still not allowed to hunt and kill deer as they do when they can catch them.  I see them come through the fence, I shoot close to them, they run back where they belong, but that doesnt prevent them from coming over at night and tipping cans and eating cats food and crapping everywhere.

[SuperX]

ask the local vet if they recognize them

[h2ofowlr]

May have a house closer than you realize to where you trail cameras are setup.  3 miles seems bit for for these dogs to continuously show up.  They may like the bait you put out and keep coming back for more.

[hunter399]

I didn't tell you this........
But heard it from a friend once ,I swear and pinky promise.
Take a rat trap for like two bucks ,nail it to a fence post or something that's about canine nose height.
Put yourself a little treat on there.
When they get that SLAP in the face or nose ,it wont hurt them to bad and they won't come back for awhile.
Never mind forget I told you that.

[salt n sage90]

again, not shooting dogs. I dont put bait out. this is state property below a clearcut. Maybe a cat will get them, plenty of them on this camera too.

[Hillbilly Zen]

3 miles is nothing for a couple dogs out at night, and a couple deer running by a few minutes before dogs run through a camera hardly seems like “running deer” to me.  Those deer are hopping out of the way of all manner of creatures all day and all night long.  Damn near 24/7 they are eating, sleeping, or 2-3 minutes ahead trotting away from something.  Dogs flush deer constantly while dinking around the woods.  Deer constantly move away from loud running things at night.  No big deal.  Hell i walked to my truck last night and flushed deer out of the bushes.  Somebody shoot me.

[Mtnwalker]

3 miles is nothing for a couple dogs out at night, and a couple deer running by a few minutes before dogs run through a camera hardly seems like “running deer” to me.  Those deer are hopping out of the way of all manner of creatures all day and all night long.  Damn near 24/7 they are eating, sleeping, or 2-3 minutes ahead trotting away from something.  Dogs flush deer constantly while dinking around the woods.  Deer constantly move away from loud running things at night.  No big deal.  Hell i walked to my truck last night and flushed deer out of the bushes.  Somebody shoot me.

OP hasn't quite clarified whether he'll be shooting the dogs or not, but shooting humans is also a felony FYI...   

[Farmer72]

again, not shooting dogs. I dont put bait out. this is state property below a clearcut. Maybe a cat will get them, plenty of them on this camera too.

I think he has made it clear a couple times he will not be shooting dogs.

[Rainier10]

again, not shooting dogs. I dont put bait out. this is state property below a clearcut. Maybe a cat will get them, plenty of them on this camera too.

I think he has made it clear a couple times he will not be shooting dogs.

[Hillbilly Zen]

Understood. 

[Colby Otto]

Is this western WA? jest curios! I dont have any problem with dogs on trail cams. We have some nehberhood dogs that sometimes roam around but they dont go far.

[salt n sage90]

Yea. Western Washington. I can imagine that on the east side its much more obvious when dogs are chasing game because you could possibly see the whole thing unfold. Over here I don't even know what dogs running deer would look like or if these pups just like dinking around at night. I put the question mark on the post title because I wasn't really sure what they are up to.

[Colby Otto]

I jest brought in one of my trail cams and there is 60+ photos out of 150 of this dog? I am thinking he got dumped there.